WEBVTT ANCHOR ROYALE DA RAN THE EXTRACOST BY SHOPPERS TODAY, AND THEYWEREN'T HAPPY ABOUT ITROYALE: IT'S A QUICK TRIP TODOWNTOWN SILVER STREET MARKETFOR ANNA FERRETTO AND LEONVANNAIS, ON THEIR MINDS NOT JUSTTHEIR GROCERY LIST, BUT ALSO APOSSIBLE FOOD TAX.THEY'RE BOTH AGAINST ANYTHINGTHAT MEANS PAYING MORE WHEN THEYCHECK OUT.THE GOVERNOR SAYS A FOOD TAX ISON THE TABLE FOR THE UPCOMINGSPECIAL SESSION.LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEEOFFICIALS TELL ME ROUGHLY 7 TO8% WOULD BE ADDED ONTO YOURGROCERY BILLWE JUST PICKED UP A FEW THINYOU MIGHT GET ON A REGULAR TRIPTO THE GROCERY STORE.OUR TOTAL FOR ALL OF THESE ITEMSIS $25.89, IF THAT FOOD TAX WENTTHROUGH, YOU'D PAY AT LEAST ANEXTRA $1.81, BRINGING THE GRANDTOTAL TO JUST UNDER $2SHIRLEY KREIDER SAYS IT'S TOOMUCH.I AM ON A LIMITED BUDGET.IT WOULDN'T BOTHER ME SOME.-- WOULD BOTHER ME SOME.ROYALE: L.F.C. OFFICIALS SAYTODAY THE TAX WOULD GENERAABOUT $200 MILLION.IN 2004 AROUND THAT TIMEOFFICIALS SAY WE TOOK IN ABOUT$100 MILLION.SOME LAWMAKERS THIS TAX WOULDALLOW THEM TO LOWER OTHER TAXES.THE GOVERNOR SAYS SHE'LLCONSIDER IT, IF THAT'S THE CASE.BUT THESE NEW MEXICANS -->> THAT IS A NICE THEORY.ROYALE: YOU ARE NOT BUYING IT?

Officials with the Legislative Finance Committee say New Mexicans would pay, roughly, 7-8% more if a food tax goes through. Lawmakers will talk about this tax in the upcoming special session, the last time New Mexico had a food tax was in 2004.